🌱 How a $5.4M upgrade could reshape rehab care in Orange Park

Morning Orange Park! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How a $5.4M upgrade could reshape rehab care in Orange Park

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Today's riddle: The doctor told me to drink carrot juice after a hot bath. - Did it help? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 68 and low of 56 degrees.
• Thursday: A passing afternoon shower, temps: high: 75, low: 64.
• Friday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 70 and low of 42 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• 'Substantial investment': Brooks Rehabilitation announces $68 million expansion project (firstcoastnews.com) — Brooks Rehabilitation is planning a $5.4 million expansion of its Orange Park outpatient clinic starting in 2026, adding about 7,000 square feet and a new pediatric care clinic. The broader $68 million project also expands Brooks’ Bartram Campus and doubles lodging capacity at Helen’s House, aiming to improve access to advanced rehabilitation services across the First Coast.
   

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📸 Around Orange Park

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Orange Park

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Wednesday December 17

• Chess Knights In-Person
  Orange Park Library , Orange Park - Meeting Room A , Orange Park
  6:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• Toddler Storytime: Elves In-Person
  Fleming Island Library , Fleming Island - Teen Zone , Fleming Island
  10:30 am
• Preschool Storytime: Christmas In-Person
  Green Cove Springs Library , Green Cove Springs - Children's Department , Green Cove Springs
  10:30 am
• Family Storytime: Holidays In-Person
  Orange Park Library , Orange Park - Meeting Room A , Orange Park
  10:30 am
• Teen Sock Snowmen In-Person
  Keystone Heights Library , Keystone Heights - General , Keystone Heights
  2:30 pm
• LEGO® at the Library: Winter Villages In-Person
  Orange Park Library , Orange Park - Meeting Room A , Orange Park
  4:00 pm
• Holiday Gift Wrapping In-Person
  Green Cove Springs Library , Teen Gaming Center - Green Cove Springs , Green Cove Springs
  4:00 pm
• Teen Craft Day: Snowglobes In-Person
  Middleburg-Clay Hill Library , Middleburg-Clay Hill - Meeting Room , Middleburg-Clay Hill
  4:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday December 17

• Digital Literacy Workshop In-Person
  Orange Park Library , Orange Park - Conference Room , Orange Park
  12:30 pm
• VIPcare Orange Park - Open House for 65+
  2285 Kingsley Ave , Orange Park
  3:00 pm

Friday December 19

• Explore Animals at Ronnie Van Zant
  Ronnie Van Zant Memorial Park , 2760 Sandridge Rd , Green Cove Springs
  10:00 am
• Miller’s Ale House Cruise-in
  Miller's Ale House , 1756 Wells Rd Ste A , Orange Park
  5:00 pm

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Two dogs found at or near the VA on College Dr.
  they’re being kept in an office in the front right corner of the same building that the VA is in. Sorry I don’t have pics. (Nextdoor Blanding Blvd)
• $50 mobile details, I come to you!
  Exterior and interior cleaned and shined! PROMO EXTENDED UNTIL: 12/20/2025 Dm to book, spots are filling up super fast. Contact 9044029748 (Nextdoor Eagle Landing)

• RaceTrac, Inc. posted a job opening for Shift Manager in Orange Park. Apply here.
• PetSmart, Inc. posted a job opening for Retail Sales Associate in Orange Park. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Orange Park here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Fleming Island

• Varsity 4 Super 6 boys basketball: Jackson, Providence, Impact a solid top 3 as Christmas break looms (news4jax.com)

Jacksonville

• PopUp Bagels is now open in Jacksonville (wokv.com)
• The Best for Last: 'The Boy Is Mine Tour' Saves Its Finale for Duval (jacksonvillefreepress.com)
• Eastside daycare back in business after devastating fire in 2023 (news4jax.com)

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Ok Orange Park! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don’t know. I can never finish drinking the hot bath!
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